local call
local call — noun
1. a phone call you make to someone in your own town or local area that is charged
a phone call you make to someone in your own town or local area that is charged at the lowest rate
The hotel offers free local calls to all guests staying in their rooms.
offers free local calls — common collocation for services
Mei-Ling called the clinic to make an appointment; it was just a local call.
just a local call — emphasises no extra charge
Most mobile plans now include unlimited local calls and text messages.
Kwame asked the receptionist whether the number was a local call or long-distance.
Amara made three local calls from the payphone near the library.
- local phone call
fully interchangeable, slightly more explicit
- local telephone call
formal, used in official or business writing
- long-distance call
a call to a place far away, often charged at a higher rate
- international call
a call to another country
文法句型
make a local call
free local calls
用法筆記
Commonly contrasted with long-distance call or international call. With modern mobile plans the distinction is less visible, but the term is still widely used in billing and business contexts.